1st Album Was Their Best - Which Are Yours?

[Quad Linda]

Since they were working on a second album and released a live one, this counts as a first, though not only album. Either way, it's phenomenal music and the Scheiner mix takes it up a few notches:

 

[ChristopherLees]

First Lp after leaving Blood Sweat and Tears and I think his best by quite a significant margin..

title track available in quad on a sony japan sampler

 

[ChristopherLees]

best known for his acting but this debut with songs from Jimmy Webb and produced by Jimmy Webb include Mccarthur Park and Didn't We...

 

[Quad Linda]

I Stand Alone is a great pick! I considered it, but prefer You Never Know Who Your Friends Are. Several of my CD's are signed by him. These two, Child (Gold Mastersound), Super Session, Al's Big Deal and Easy Does It are autographed.

 

[ChristopherLees]

there may be many things wrong with the picture, but it's got most of his best songs inside.

 

[ChristopherLees]

I Stand Alone is a great pick! I considered it, but prefer You Never Know Who Your Friends Are. Several of my CD's are signed by him. These two, Child (Gold Mastersound), Super Session, Al's Big Deal and Easy Does It are autographed.

it has to be one of the earliest lp's to start a song with a police siren!

 

[ChristopherLees]

Big Pig only did 2 lp's...this was miles ahead of the follow up



The Knack did a few more than their first...but does anybody remember the other releases...or even care

 

[ChristopherLees]

There's something spectacular about hearing this years before all the others that followed..
in a musical time dominated by bubble gum music...along comes this
recorded in 2 weeks...what a debut !!

 

[par4ken]

off the top of my head here are some

 

[Scott M4]

Good call on The Cars. I'd personally agree with Zep1 and Horses which are stunning debuts.

 

[kap'n krunch]

Most definitely;
-Boston

Honorable mention:
-Get the Knack
(but, do keep in mind that all of these LPs had been reworked over one or many times, like "Cheap Trick"...although they turned into something else later...)


and although I love "Candy-O" and also" Shake it up" has one of the most contagious grooves ever,
yes, the first one is their best...

and , again, they have evolved endlessly, but I DO think "Mr Fripp and his group" were tapping into something quite different back with ITCOTKC.

EDIT.
-also included is "Chicago Transit Authority", and Walter(sorry , but she was Walter back then) Carlos "Switched on Bach".

 

[Quad Linda]

Karl Jenkins of Soft Machine. Sounds great on CD, even better on 2ch SACD.


Argument starter: I had this album in early '74, before anyone knew who they were. Black Diamond is their best track ever.

 

[Quad Linda]

 

[leevitalone1]

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Produced by Jimi Hendrix and featuring their top 40 hit, "Good Old Rock N Roll" - soon to be reissued. Their followup, "Albion Doo Wah" wasn't too bad either - authentic Woodstock era, rock/folk/country/blues.

OMG! havn't thouht of them in frigging years! Yes! I remember them sooo well! As a story goes with it. Music is so much a part of our lives!

 

[neil wilkes]

Definitely the best, even though the others are also very good indeed.
Would love to see these albums in 5.1 too

 

[Scott M4]

Yessss - "Valotte" had a deep beauty. Love "Space"

 

[ChristopherLees]

allmusic decribes this lp as "It's hard to believe this is the same UB40 that later topped the U.K. charts with the likes of "Red Red Wine" and "I've Got You Babe." Their fire was dampened quickly, but on Signing Off it blazed high, still accessible to the pop market, but so edgy that even those who are sure there's nothing about the group to admire will change their tune instantly."

 

[BananaSlug]

I suppose it's possible someone would disagree...

 

[ChristopherLees]

whilst the keyboard player and groups songwriter Rod Temperton went on to bigger things like Off the wall, Thriller and Bad...this debut was great.

 

[cupboy]

CCR 1st was by far the best.